What are all the organelles in animal cells and their functions?

Answer 1

Some of the many cell organelles include:

-mitochondria - synthesizing ATP (aka making energy)

-lysosomes - digestion

-Golgi apparatus - sorting, packaging, and transporting ATP

-nucleus - controlling cell processes and housing DNA

-vacuoles - storage containers for ATP, waste, and other materials -chloroplasts - a green pigment which is used by the plants to prepare their food -ribososomes - protein synthesis -endoplasmic reticulum - transport of proteins and other -golgi body - protein packaging factory -

Answer 2

Nucleus- Controls the cell. Is like the brain. Endoplasmic reticulum- Transports things throughout the cell. Mitochondria- Produces ATP (a chemical energy store) for the cell. Is often called the "powerhouse" of the cell. Vacuoles- Store things for the cell like water and waste. Golgi bodies/apparatus- sorts proteins, processes them, synthesizes carbohydrates for plant cell walls.

Cell membrane- Protects the cell and gives it shape and structure. Also controls what passes into the cell and what stays out, and recognizes signal molecules such as growth factors and hormones. Consists of a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins. Lysosome- Filled with enzymes that destroy waste in a cell. Cloroplasts (plant cells only)- Contain chlorophyll, which converts light energy into chemical energy, which it uses to synthesize glucose from the simple, inorganic substances carbon dioxide and water.

Answer 3

Quite a question. Here is a brief overview of each.

Nucleus - contains DNA and directs protein synthesis, acting as a control center for the cell

Nucleolus - resides within the nucleus and produces the building blocks of ribosomes

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - synthesizes lipids such as steroids, fatty acids and phospholipids, especially present in liver cells as they serve to aid detox. Also stores calcium ions

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum - synthesizes proteins from the polypeptides secreted by ribosomes and also produces more membrane

Golgi Apparatus - functions as a shipping center, finishing, sorting, and shipping many products from the cell

Lysosomes - assist in breaking down and digesting many nutrients, as well as recycling matter within the cell

Vacuoles - fulfill many maintenance roles within the cell, assisting plant growth by absorbing water, or much differently, contractile vacuoles function in some fresh water protists to expel water to prevent dillution

Chloroplasts - not present in animal cells, play a vital role in photosynthesis, converting light to chemical energy

Mitochondria - the energy powerhouse of a cell, produces energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) from the breakdown of glucose and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water

Some other important aspects are cell membranes which control traffic into and out of a cell, cell walls which serve in the structure of plant cells, flagella which enable some cells, such as sperm, to travel, cilia assist some protist movement and move fluid across the surface of tissue in many animal cells, and some others that I am likely omitting at the moment.

Hope this was helpful. :)

Answer 4

cell membrane - the thin layer of protein and fat that surrounds the cell. The cell membrane is semipermeable, allowing some substances to pass into the cell and blocking others.

centrosome - (also called the "microtubule organizing center") a small body located near the nucleus - it has a dense center and radiating tubules. The centrosomes is where microtubules are made. During cell division (mitosis), the centrosome divides and the two parts move to opposite sides of the dividing cell. The centriole is the dense center of the centrosome.

cytoplasm - the jellylike material outside the cell nucleus in which the organelles are located.

Golgi body - (also called the Golgi apparatus or golgi complex) a flattened, layered, sac-like organelle that looks like a stack of pancakes and is located near the nucleus. It produces the membranes that surround the lysosomes. The Golgi body packages proteins and carbohydrates into membrane-bound vesicles for "export" from the cell.

lysosome - (also called cell vesicles) round organelles surrounded by a membrane and containing digestive enzymes. This is where the digestion of cell nutrients takes place.

mitochondrion - spherical to rod-shaped organelles with a double membrane. The inner membrane is infolded many times, forming a series of projections (called cristae). The mitochondrion converts the energy stored in glucose into ATP (adenosine triphosphate) for the cell.

nuclear membrane - the membrane that surrounds the nucleus.

nucleolus - an organelle within the nucleus - it is where ribosomal RNA is produced. Some cells have more than one nucleolus.

nucleus - spherical body containing many organelles, including the nucleolus. The nucleus controls many of the functions of the cell (by controlling protein synthesis) and contains DNA (in chromosomes). The nucleus is surrounded by the nuclear membrane.

ribosome - small organelles composed of RNA-rich cytoplasmic granules that are sites of protein synthesis.

rough endoplasmic reticulum - (rough ER) a vast system of interconnected, membranous, infolded and convoluted sacks that are located in the cell's cytoplasm (the ER is continuous with the outer nuclear membrane). Rough ER is covered with ribosomes that give it a rough appearance. Rough ER transports materials through the cell and produces proteins in sacks called cisternae (which are sent to the Golgi body, or inserted into the cell membrane).

smooth endoplasmic reticulum - (smooth ER) a vast system of interconnected, membranous, infolded and convoluted tubes that are located in the cell's cytoplasm (the ER is continuous with the outer nuclear membrane). The space within the ER is called the ER lumen. Smooth ER transports materials through the cell. It contains enzymes and produces and digests lipids (fats) and membrane proteins; smooth ER buds off from rough ER, moving the newly-made proteins and lipids to the Golgi body, lysosomes, and membranes.

vacuole - fluid-filled, membrane-surrounded cavities inside a cell. The vacuole fills with food being digested and waste material that is on its way out of the cell.

Answer 5

it is an organism with different functions and uses

Answer 6

write down the functions of cell organelles

Answer 7

Any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell. The function is for the nucleus.

Answer 8

cells